The royal music of Jerry "The King" Lawler was barely audible over the thunderous applause of his fans as he strolled onto the floor of Oman Arena on Thursday night.

A household name and a legend in the wrestling world, Lawler made an appearance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his professional wrestling debut, with a massive show full of familiar faces.

"We've gone out there and brought in a lot of big-name wrestlers from all over the country, and guys who have performed in the past here at Oman Arena," Lawler said. "So there's a lot of history here to tonight's action."

Enthusiastic fans packed the floor of the arena, cheering and booing through 10 matches as their favorite legends once again took to the ring.

For Lawler, the anniversary celebration was something he would have never imagined 40 years ago.

"I never dreamed when I started in little towns like Jonesboro, Arkansas and coming up here to Jackson — even before Oman Arena was built — that wrestling would reach the heights and popularity that it has today.

"It's a worldwide phenomenon now. It's insane."

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Matt Boyce is laid out by Alan Steel on Thursday evening at Oman Arena during a wrestling match. Wrestlers competed in Jackson to help celebrate Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler’s 40th anniversary of his professional wrestling debut.(Photo: MEGAN SMITH/The Jackson Sun)

With all the energy pumping through the arena, Lawler said he was excited to jump in the ring one final time with rival Tommy Dreamer.

"We've had some battles and some big matches that have been kind of legendary in the wrestling business," Lawler said. "And tonight will probably be our final conflict against each other — so I'm looking forward to it."